Bottle holder and lock.



' A. J. KREKELER.

BOTTLE HOLDER'AND LOCK. APPLICATION FILED MAR. e. 1911. 4 Patented Dec. 18,1917.

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ALBERT J'. KBEKELEB, OF SPOKANE, WASIIFII'NGrTON, ASSIGNOB TO JOHN L. MoDONELfi 0F SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

ZBDTTLE HOLDER AND LOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 18, 1917.-

Application filed March 6, 1917. Serial No. 152,722.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. KREKELER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of new and useful Improvements in Bottle Holders and Locks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to deposit receptacles for locking bottles and more particularly to milk bottle holders that are fixed to the head casing of the door or window and which are provided with means to protect the bottles from theft.

The primary objects of my invention are to provide a holder and lock forbottles so constructed that the insertion of the bottle into the holder which is provided to take care of several or more will be provided with a lock that may be set to prevent removal of the bottles when desired but which may be left open under other conditions to allow for removal.

Another object of m invention is to provide a holder and Ice for milk bottles so constructed that the empty bottles may be left therein for the tradesman to take away with him and in which the bottles containing milk delivered there by the milk man will be retained and locked therein without any key manipulation and which will allow the bottles to be removed by the house holder or customer without any unlocking inconveniences except the opening of the door or window to which the device is attached.

With these and other objects which may as easily be accomplished, my invention consists of certain novel features of con"- struction as hereinafter shown and described and specifically pointed out in the claims.

The accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which similar fi res and letters of reference represent 11%: parts throughout the drawing, illustrates the preferred embodiment of my invention, in which Figure 1 is a partial view of a door casing with the device of my invention attached to the head casing thereof.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of my structure.

Fig. 3 is a partial view thereof showing its relative position with respect to the door adjacent the structure and with the locking means engaging the door.

Fig. 4. is a partial cross section through Washington, have invented certain I a door and head casing showing an end view of my structure engaged therewith.

My improved holder and lock is preferably constructed of metal or other suitable material and consists of a flat plate 1 of suflicient length to contain several milk bottles and provided with down and inturned parallel leg members 2 which engage the bead of a bottle to securely retain the same against removal. Upon the ends of the plate 1 are u turned spacing members 3 which provide or spacing the plate from the head casing to provide room for the insertion of my locking device therebetween. Upon the forward end a portion of the upstanding spacing member is eliminated to provide room for a locking plate 5. This plate is provided with a down-turned end 6 which interposes itself in the path of the bead of the bottle when in locked position to prevent removal thereof and the plate is provided with a longitudinal slot 7 which is engaged by a pin 8 extending upward from the plate 1-1;0 limit movement of the plate 5 to the extent of the slot 7. This slot is so positioned that the pin will engage one end of the slot when the plate is in closed and locked position, and the opposite end of the slot when the plate is in wide open or extended position.

To further provide for spacing the plate from the head casing 9' are upstandin members 10, 11, 12 and 13, several of whic with the cam face 15 to place the latch at an angle with respect to the plate when the plate has been thrust into retracted position, better disclosed in Fig. 2. This will cause the opposite cam face to extend somewhat-toward the door and for engagement with the upstanding member 11 when the plate is slightly extended outward from this latter adjustment. Contact therewith will have additional functions that will be later cause the latch to be thrust toward and into contact with the door 16 which will serve to prevent further extending of the locking plate 5 and the release of the bottles contained in the holder.

The structure is not limited to a single bottle or a pair thereof, but may be constructed to take in any desired number and v I will easily retain them therevuntil their re moval is desired by the, purchaser. to whom they have been delivered.

When the door is open the slide 5 may be drawn to the open position allowing for the removal of the bottles and will be left in that position until the empties have been returned thereto. When the milk man comes to make a new delivery he removes the empty bottles from the holder. and places therein the filled ones, then by pushing the plate to its inner limit the locking will automatically take effect and prevent removal.

Any suitable means may be adopted for securing the plate 1 to the head casing 9 of a door or window and I prefer in the present form to merely provide screw attachment thereto. By reason of the upstanding member 10 and the diagonal upstanding member 12 I have provided means that, in addition to spacing a plate will make it inconvenient to tamper with the latch and should it prove necessary I can provide additional.

similar means alon the plate to entirely incase the latch a'galnst manipulatlon.

From the foregoing description, the ad-' vantages of the construction and method of operation of my device will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention relates, and while I have described the principles of the operation of the invention together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changesmay be made when desired as are within the scope of the claims appended, "hereto.

Iclaim:

1. A holder and lock for milk bottles comprising a holderconsisting of a plate with down-turned and in-turned side vmembers (for engaging the bead of a bottle, of a locking carrier slidably engaging the'plate and provided with a down-turned outer end interposed in the path of the bottles, a lug on the plate parallel with the carrier, a longitudinal slot in the sliding carrier for limiting movement thereof, a cam-faced latch member pivotally secured to the opposite end of the plate and near one side thereof, an upstanding diagonal lug on the plate engaging one of the cam "faces of the latch member to position the opposite face for on said engagement with the parallel lu plate to'prevent withdrawal of t e carrier while the door is closed.

2. A holder and lock for milk bottles com prising a holder consisting of a plate with 'up-turned end portions and with upturned and internally disposed members for spacing the plate from a head casing of a door or window, a locking carrier mounted in the space between the casing and the plate and in engagement with the latter, a slot therein for limiting movement of the carrier memher, one end of said carrier being downturned and interposed in the path of the head of the/bottle, means on the opposite end of said carrier cons'isting'of apivotally mounted cam-faced latch m'ember', and upstanding means on the plate engaging the latch and acting with the door-to prevent removal of the bottles.

3. A holder and lock for milk bottles comprising a holder consisting of a plate with doWn-turned and in-turned side flanges in parallel relation, up-turnedend flanges for spacing the plate from a door casing, inter nally disposed up-turned portions parallel with the'sides of the plate and in'spaced' relation, diagonally disposedjupiurned portions on said plate, a locking carrier plate disposed between the casing and bottle sup porting plate and having sliding movement between the upstanding parallel upward extensions, one end of said carrier being down-' turned and projected in the path of the bottles to prevent their removal, pivoted means on the opposite end of said carrier and nearer the door side thereof consisting of a cam-faced latch, which acts in conjunction with a door or window to retain the locking carrier plate in a locked position, but ermits removal of the bottles when the cor is open,

In testimony whereof, I alhx my signature ALBERT J. KREKELER. 

